2004 December
Cronin Theory of Comics - “Avoid the Big Event”
- by Brian Cronin
- Friday, December 31st, 2004 at 2:52 AM EST
This really has to do, I think, with the reason why so many writers are doing shorter runs on books nowadays.
When you look back at the “classic” storylines, you are likely to rememeber the “Big Event.”
Heck, DC Comics, in its trade paperback department, has pretty much acted like they did not have any comic published […]
Cronin Theory of Comics - “Keith Giffen As Plotting God - Scripting Devil.”
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, December 29th, 2004 at 2:32 AM EST
As many of you do, I’m sure, I have a few certain theories that I personally view as truths about comic books.
I understand that, for the most part, they are specific to me, but I am egotistical enough to believe that some of them are, in fact, universal theories.
The first one that I will share […]
This Comic is Good - Justice League: A New Beginning
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, December 28th, 2004 at 5:11 PM EST
I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to hear that Keith Giffen, JM DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire are teaming up to do a mini-series (and if this does well, an ongoing!) about the Defenders.
I lurv these guys.
So much so that the classic trade that I am recommending today is Justice League: A New Beginning, […]
This Comic Is Good - Ultra
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, December 16th, 2004 at 5:13 PM EST
This book just came out with a new issue this week. It is a title from Image Comics titled Ultra.
Ultra is about three female friends, in their early-mid 20s who are, oddly enough, superheroes.
In this universe, the way superhero works is that each superhero signs with a “company,” where they make money through the […]
This Comic Is Good - Safe Area Gorazde
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, December 16th, 2004 at 5:12 PM EST
One of the less well-known areas of comic work is the area of comic journalism.
This is what Joe Sacco does, and he does it amazingly with Safe Area Gorazde: The War In Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995.
This Comic Is Good - Adam Strange
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, December 13th, 2004 at 5:14 PM EST
My choice today is Adam Strange, by DC Comics.
Written by Andy Diggle and drawn by Paschual Ferry, this comic is the kind of book we all want to see.
There’s great art by Ferry, possibly the best art of his career (I think this is basically in keeping with his similarly great art on the Super-titles, […]
